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Admission and Auditions

A high school GPA requirement of 3.0 or higher is required for first-year freshmen
applying to be theatre and performance studies majors. A college GPA requirement of
3.0 or higher is required for entering transfers and currently-enrolled KSU students
seeking a change in major. Auditions are not required for acceptance into the program.
If you have been accepted to Kennesaw State University, and you are interested in
becoming a theatre and performance studies major, please fill out the application
below.

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Seasonal Auditions for Departmental Productions and Ensembles

The Department holds auditions each semester for theatre and musical theatre productions,
the KSU TELLERS storytelling ensemble, the Kennesaw Improv Society (K.I.S.S.), and
Music Theatre Ensemble. These fall within the first full week of each semester and
often in late April or May for early productions and ensembles the following fall.

Theatre/Musical Theatre Productions

Actors should prepare a memorized one-minute monologue. For musicals, Students should
prepare 32 bars of a Musical Theatre song and bring piano/vocal sheet music in the
correct key.

Rehearsal schedules for each production are provided at the auditions. For those interested
in being cast, the department asks that you attempt to schedule your classes before
3:30 pm Monday through Friday, although directors will make exceptions for some afternoon
classes.

The KSU Tellers

Performers should prepare a one-to-five minute personal story of your own creation.
Be prepared to discuss conflicts and obligations you have in the upcoming semester.

K.I.S.S.

K.I.S.S. holds auditions each spring semester. No preparation is necessary. Students
work with the existing ensemble and professional guest performers over a two-day period
to learn and apply basic skills that support improv. The experienced members of the
ensemble observe how those auditioning respond to the training and interact with their
fellow performers. The ensemble ranges in size from 8-10 performers.

Music Theatre Ensemble

This is the course in the Musical Theatre Concentration which is open to all majors.
Auditions take place each fall and spring for the following semester. The prerequisite
is TPS 4015: Musical Theatre Techniques. Eligible students should prepare 32 bars
of a Musical Theatre song and bring piano/vocal sheet music in the correct key.

For exact audition dates each semester, please contact the Theatre and Performances Studies Department Office at 470-578-3123 or e-mail aberardi@kennesaw.edu. Follow us on Facebook!